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American college football season
The 1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the
University of Colorado in the
Big Eight Conference during the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by second-year head coach
Chuck Fairbanks , the Buffaloes finished at 1–10 (1–6 in Big 8, tied for last),
[1] their second consecutive losing season, and played home games on campus at
Folsom Field in
Boulder, Colorado .
Colorado's record in 1980 was the worst in
program history , punctuated by an 82–42 home loss to
Oklahoma in the conference opener,
[2] in which 63 records were set. The sole win was over
Iowa State in early November;
[3] CU had the same record
four years later ; the
2012 and
2022 teams each had an additional loss (1–11).
Schedule
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 at
UCLA * L 14–5637,205
September 20 at
LSU * L 20–2374,999
[4]
September 27
Indiana * L 7–4940,219
October 4 No. 12
Oklahoma
ESPN L 42–8250,217
October 11
Drake * L 22–4137,689
[5]
October 18 at No. 16
Missouri L 7–4572,333
October 25 No. 9
Nebraska L 7–4551,989
November 1
Iowa State W 17–941,567
November 8 at
Oklahoma State L 7–4250,000
November 15
Kansas L 3–4224,187
November 22 at
Kansas State L 14–1717,510
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[6]
[7]
[8]
Roster
1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
SE
2
Reggie Harden
Jr
QB
12
Scott Kingdom
Jr
QB
16
Randy Essington
Fr
QB ,
RB
19
Charles Davis (C)
Jr
WB
28
Lyndell Hawkins
Sr
HB ,
P
29
Lance Olander
Sr
FB
42
Willie Beebe
Jr
C
51
Rich Umphrey
Jr
OT
61
Art Dale Johnson
Sr
C
63
Vince Rafferty
Fr
G
64
Bo Halamandaris
Sr
G
65
Joe Bell
Sr
G
66
Doug Krahenbuhl
Jr
OT
72
Brant Thurston (C)
Sr
OT
74
Bob Sebro
Jr
OT
75
Roger Gunter
Jr
OT
76
Bruce Campbell
Sr
SE
80
Ricky Ward
Jr
TE
84
Bob Niziolek
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
17
Larry Lillo
Jr
CB
20
Ricky Bynum
Jr
CB
22
Victor Scott
Fr
S
31
Jeff Donaldson
Fr
ILB
38
Steve Doolittle (C)
Sr
ILB
40
Bob Humble
So
S
41
Brad Chace
So
S
46
Ellis Wood
So
OLB
53
Kevin Hood
So
OLB
55
Scott Hardison
Fr
OLB
56
Rod Butler
So
DE
90
Pete Perry
Jr
DE
96
Graham Harrison
Jr
NT
Dan Ralph
CB
Tim Stampley
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
3
Tom Field
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Ray Braun (DL)
Gary Cabe (WR)
Gene Hochevar (OC/QB)
Ron Hubbard (AdmA/OL)
Lannie Julias (DL)
Doug Knotts (DC/LB)
Pete Levine (RB)
Ron Marciniak (OL)
Dick Moseley (DB)
John Sanders (TE)
Jim Webster (LB)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
[9]
References
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"K-State squeaks by Buffs with late field goal, 17-14" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 11B.
^
"Sooners stagger Colorado, 82-42" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 5, 1980. p. 7B.
^
"Buffs defeat Cyclones, 17-9" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. November 2, 1980. p. 5B.
^
"Johnston field goal lifts Tigers by Buffaloes" . The Daily Advertiser . September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Drake capsizes Buffs" . The Manhattan Mercury . October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"1980 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results" . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^
"1980 Football Schedule" .
University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^
"Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF) .
University of Colorado Boulder . p. 49. Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^
"KU-CU probable starters" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). November 14, 1980. p. 17.
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